Woman Cuts Off Rapist Swamy’s Penis, CM Applauds

In a bizarre incident in Tiruvanantapuram a young woman has severed the genital of a fake Godman when the later forced her to have oral sex. Kerala Chief Minister Vijayan commended the Act.

Thiruvananthapuram: A rapist self-styled Swamy was taught a lesson by a 23-year old law student when she cut off his penis with a kitchen knife as he tried to rape her. The bizarre incident took place at her home on Friday night.

After severing the organ, the young woman called the police and sought protection from the 54-year old fake sadhu. She complained that he has been sexually exploiting her for eight years and it was the proverbial last straw.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has not only approved the castration as a suitable punishment but also congratulated the woman for the courage she had exhibited. He commented,” A courageous step. No doubt about it.”

Gangesananda Theerdhapadhar alias Hari Seamy is undergoing treatment at the local medical college hospital. An emergency surgery was performed to reattach the penis which was severed 92 percent. The ‘godman’ was formally arrested and a case has been registered against him under different sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and IPC 376 (punishment for rape). The woman was not arrested nor any case has been booked.

The woman who is pursuing her LLB at a private law college is living in the city with her parents and younger brother. The parents have been bedridden for years. They are followers of Chattambi Swamigal. The ashram of Swamigal is at Panmana in Kollam district and the ‘victim’ claims to belong to the ashram. However, the ashram has clarified that Gangesananda came to the ashram 15 years ago and left in the middle of the course he joined.

The woman said the fake swamy has been sexually abusing her since she was studying class X. He used to visit her house on the pretext of puja and forced her in to sex. On Friday night, the fake swamy has called her from her bedroom and forced her to have oral sex. The vexed woman used the kitchen knife to cut off his genital. The woman said she was not able to tell her parents about the abuse for years since she thought they would not believe her. The ‘godman’ was acting as a guardian of the family taking advantage of the sickness of the parents. The sway will have to stay at the hospital for some more days before going to police station.